Former archbishop of Canterbury compares Greta Thunberg to biblical prophets
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, the highest ecclesiastical office in the Anglican Church, recently compared Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenage climate activist who condemned world leaders for “stealing her childhood and dreams”, to biblical prophets.
While taking part in a discussion on the topic of living prophetically at the ecumenical Korsvei festival in Sljord, Norway, Sir Rowan Williams compared the far-left activist to the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah, who among other things, spoke out against the day’s ruling powers and pronounced God’s judgment upon the people for their wickedness, Norwegian newspaper Vårt Land reports.
“God has raised up a prophet in Greta Thunberg in a way that no one could predict,” Williams said. “She has said things that no one else could have said. Thank God for her!”
Williams, after expressing his deep admiration for Thunberg, went on to describe the 18-year-old climate activist as “a very good example of a prophetic voice”, asserting that – like the prophet Jeremiah – she had arrived as a force to speak to the nations. …
It just so happens that this isn’t the first time that major figures in Protestant churches in Western Europe have attempted to elevate Thunberg to the level of a principal figure in the Bible.
In 2019, Antje Jackelén – the Archbishop of the ultra-liberal Protestant Church of Sweden – compared Thunberg to Old Testament prophets, saying: “I believe she is actually prophetic in the same way that the Old Testament prophets were persistent with their message.” …
Anna Ardin, the woman who accused Julian Assange of sexual assault and a deacon in the Uniting Church of Sweden (UCS) – a new church that was created when the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden, the Baptist Union of Sweden, and the Methodist Church unified – has also asserted that Thunberg is a prophet of our time, like the biblical figures Ezekiel, Isaiah, Elijah, and Jeremiah once were.
“We want to claim that Sweden has a prophet who is active – right now. Her name is Greta Thunberg and she is fully comparable to the prophets of the Bible,” Ardin wrote in an opinion piece for the Christian newspaper Kyrkans Tidning.
Massive climatic disasters are happening regularly. Evidence shows they are increasing in frequency and intensity. The usual political and media response is to blame this trend on “climate change.” The worse the disaster, the louder the calls for taking action against climate change by addressing the supposed man-made causes, such as carbon emissions and the use of fossil fuels.
This view about “climate change” has taken hold of millions of minds around the world. It is often presented as if it were irrefutable scientific fact. The truth, though, is that it is an ideology, and it will negatively affect every single person who falls for it!
I don’t want to discuss political views; my job is to give you God’s view. Our great Creator knows that climate change is not the cause of weather disasters!
“The Deadly Climate Change Deception,” Philadelphia Trumpet, February 2018
